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Feb
25

Choosing a Summer Camp – 10 Questions

Once you have identified a set of camps to send your kids to for the summer, there are a set of questions that you may want to ask. This website identifies these 10 questions to ask:

  1. What’s the camp’s philosophy?
  2. How does the camp recruit, screen and train its staff?
  3. What are the return rates for counselors from last season?
  4. What is the ratio of counselors to campers?
  5. How old are the counselors
  6. What medical staff work at the camp and what backup facilities are nearby?
  7. What is the camp’s approach to discipline and how does it handle conflicts between campers?
  8. What does a typical daily schedule look like?
  9. Will the camp be transporting the children?
  10. What are your references?

Source: http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/547

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